African Baby Names Starting with Y

231 African names beginning with the letter Y — discover their meanings and cultural roots.

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231 names
Yénou
Benin

Mother of wealth

Yénoussa
Benin

Mother of wealth

Yerbanga
Burkina Faso

Guardian spirit

Yérim
Senegal

gift from God

Yero
Guinea-Bissau

First-born child

Yesaya
Malawi

God is salvation

Yessa
Mauritania

firstborn son

Yetemegn
Ethiopia

the one who is blessed

Yetunde
Nigeria

The mother has returned

Yèvi
Benin

The one who is born to be a hunter

Yewa
Sierra Leone

Born on a journey

Yewande
Nigeria

Mother has come back